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Kalevipoeg

an Estonian national epic. From ancient times, legends about the warrior Kalevipoeg were widespread among the Estonians. F. R. Fel’man first proposed that they be collected, and F. R. Kreitsval’d compiled them. On the basis of the popular legends, he composed an entire epic, with a developed plot line and a verse meter like that of the Estonian folk song. The epic was published between 1857 and 1861 (2nd ed., 1862), along with its German translation. The Kalevipoeg tells of the deeds of the popular hero Kalevipoeg, leader of the ancient Estonians, and his war against the enemy forces threatening his people. The last episode deals with the invasion of the Crusaders in the early 13th century. Kalevipoeg’s fate reflects through legendary and poetic motifs the historical fate of the Estonian people. The epic has played an important role in the formation of Estonian national literature and in the struggle for its recognition.

TEXTS

Kalevipoeg. Dorpat, 1857–61.

Kalevipoeg, vols. 1–2. Tallinn, 1961–63. (Scholarly edition.)

Kalevipoeg. Moscow, 1956; Tallinn, 1961.

REFERENCES

Annist, A. “Kalevipoja” saamislugu. Tartu, 1936.
Muistendid Kalevipojast. Tallinn, 1959.
“Kalevipoja” küsimusi, vols. 1–2. Tartu, 1957–63.

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No references found	One of the recent examples, Andrus Kivirahk's play Kalevipoeg (2003) (3), based on the events of the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg, was performed on Sadulamagi (Saddle Hill), which is known in local folklore as the saddle of Kalevipoeg's horse. Encounters in landscapes: scenography, landscape and memory in ... by Unt, Liina / Trames Most of them describe the genesis of eskers and accompanying depressions as the result of the activities of the Estonian epic hero Kalevipoeg (ploughing furrows, places for resting or sleeping, footprints of his horse, etc. Eskers in the periphery of their distribution in North Estonia/Oosid ... by Karukapp, Reet / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology	Kalaupapa National Historical Park Kalaupapa Peninsula Kalaus Kalávrita Kalawao County Kalb, Johann Kalbinskii Kalchev, Kamen Kalckreuth, Leopold Karl Walter, Graf von Kaldi Kaldor, Nicholas kale Kalecki, Michal Kaledin Revolt Kaledin, Aleksei Kaledin, Aleksei Maksimovich Kaleida Kaleidoscope kalema Kalemie Kalends Kalesnik, Stanislav Kalesnik, Stanislav Vikentevich Kalevala Kalevala Day Kalevipoeg Kalf, Willem kalfax Kalgan Kalgin, Anatolii Kalgin, Anatolii Nikolaevich Kalgoorlie Kali Kali Puja Kalia Kaliaev, Ivan Kaliaev, Ivan Platonovich Kaliaev, Sandzhi Kaliaev, Sandzhi Kaliaevich Kaliakra Kalian Kaliazin Kaliazin Petition Kalibek Kalibek Kuanyshpaev kaliborite Kalibr Moscow Tool Plant kalicinite Kalidasa Kalidium Kalila and Dimna	kalemia kalemia kalemia Kalemie Kalendae Kalendae Kalendae Kalendar Kalendarial Kalender Kalender Jaringan Doa Nasional Kalenderwoche kalends kalends kalends kalends Kales Kales Kales Kalesnik, Stanislav Kalesnik, Stanislav Vikentevich Kaletra Kaleva Norman Dickson Kalevala Kalevala Kalevala Day Kalevala meter Kalevale Kalevale Kalevan Pallo Kalevipoeg kaley pea kaleyard Kaleyard School KALF Kalf, Willem Kalfa kalfax Kalgan Kalgan Kalgin, Anatolii Kalgin, Anatolii Nikolaevich Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kalgoorlie Boulder Resources Limited Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd Kalgoorlie District Pony Club Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club KALHD Kalhíphona Kalhíphona Kalhiphuna Kalhiphuna Kalhu Kalhu Kali Kali

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One of the recent examples, Andrus Kivirahk's play Kalevipoeg (2003) (3), based on the events of the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg, was performed on Sadulamagi (Saddle Hill), which is known in local folklore as the saddle of Kalevipoeg's horse.

Encounters in landscapes: scenography, landscape and memory in ... by Unt, Liina / Trames

Most of them describe the genesis of eskers and accompanying depressions as the result of the activities of the Estonian epic hero Kalevipoeg (ploughing furrows, places for resting or sleeping, footprints of his horse, etc.

Eskers in the periphery of their distribution in North Estonia/Oosid ... by Karukapp, Reet / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology